Partner organizations

State Support

SEMSA activities, including the Improvisational Workshop (January 2016) and Gasshuku (November 2016), are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.

Local Community Support

The 2016 Improvisational Workshop and 2016 Gasshuku were made possible in part through funding from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust.

About the Suzuki Method

“Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.” - Shinichi Suzuki